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Template Monster Sucks

I’ve had a nice little setup with Template Monster for a few years now. I sell their Wordpress themes from my own site and use them for client projects and get a nice affiliate discount. The themes have always been fine and have been very handy for clients not sure what… Read More | 7 Comments

>> Posted in Moans & Gripes, Named & Shamed, Wordpress Tips on July 27th, 2011 | 7 Comments »

Dodgy Client Storys

I’m not going to mention names here but I had to write this post to let people know the kind of things that go on with difficult clients in my business area, web & graphic design, and the kind of people in business out there at the min. If I wasn’t so badly affected, I’d… Read More

>> Posted in Moans & Gripes on June 27th, 2011 |

How I’d Like to Be Paid Please!

Just a simple public wish and hint about how I and presumably most people would like to be paid by their customers/clients. I will not take the ‘recession’ as an excuse for problems paying. If you don’t have money don’t hire me:

On Time Please

You may not realise that I, the company whose services… Read More | 18 Comments

>> Posted in General, Latest News, Moans & Gripes on April 21st, 2011 | 18 Comments »

Eircom, 3, Broadband and Phone Contracts

A few weeks ago, I had a brainwave. To counter some financial problems I thought I’d have a look at my business and house outgoings and see if I could cut some of them out or reduce them a little. I fully expected to find a pile of bills/services that we might be able to… Read More | 2 Comments

>> Posted in General, Moans & Gripes on November 19th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Working From Home Pros/Cons

I remember the last time I had a proper job working for the man, fixing bus ticketing machines in Dublin, back around the turn of the century. I’d get up at the same time every day, get the same bus, see the same people in the same places at each bus stop and they’d get… Read More | 6 Comments

>> Posted in General, Moans & Gripes on November 10th, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Blogging Pitfalls!

Whenever I build a new site or complete any new project, I write a Blog article about it here in my Recent Projects Category. Reasons for doing so include the following:

Showing people that I’m busy!
Adding content to the Blog.
Having an easily accessible Portfolio

Moaning gets you Places!?

Not sure if its coincidence or not but a couple of my first posts in my “Naming and Shaming Companies” venture have yeilded results within a matter of days. My fixed TV finally arrived from AM TV Ballinamore and I got an email from Sherry FitzGerald blaming spam for no… Read More

>> Posted in General, Moans & Gripes on April 6th, 2009 |